Esther Middelkoop

13.9k citations

205 papers · 10.3k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 55

Rehabilitation top 0.01%
- Wound Healing and Treatments 136
Dermatology top 0.05%
- Dermatologic Treatments and Research 59
Occupational Therapy top 0.1%
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management 21
Urology top 0.5%
- Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments 14
Biomaterials top 0.5%
Epidemiology
- Burn Injury Management and Outcomes 66
Surgery
- Surgical Sutures and Adhesives 25
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques 14
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
- Tendon Structure and Treatment 10

Co-authors: Paul P. M. van Zuijlen Magda M. W. Ulrich Robert W. Kreis Evert N. Lamme Wim E. Tuinebreijer Monica C. T. Bloemen F.R.H. Tempelman Martijn B. A. van der Wal
Cited by: Rehabilitation Dermatology Occupational Therapy
Journals: PLoS ONE (2 papers)Biomaterials (3 papers)Molecular and Cellular Biology (1 paper)
Partner nations: Netherlands Greece United States

In The Last Decade

Esther Middelkoop

200 papers receiving 10.1k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2023 Nature Reviews Disease Primers
2021 Frontiers in Microbiology
2004 Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

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1	The minimal important change (MIC) and minimal clinically important difference (MCID) of the patient and observer scar assessment scale (POSAS) 2.0 Burns ·Catherine M. Legemate,Esther Middelkoop,Michelle E. Carrière,Paul P. M. van Zuijlen,Margriet E. van Baar,Cornelis H. van der Vlies	2024	3
2	Application of dermal substitutes in the surgical treatment of full‐thickness wounds: Outcomes of an international survey International Wound Journal ·Anna S. van den Bosch,Robin A.F. Verwilligen,Anouk Pijpe,Eelke Bosma,Ymke Lucas,Paul P. M. van Zuijlen,Esther Middelkoop	2024	2
3	Characteristics, treatments and outcomes in patients with severe burn wounds; a 10 year cohort study on acute and reconstructive treatment PLoS ONE ·L. M. E. Smit,Anouk Pijpe,Cindy Nguyen,Tara Hartsuiker,Matthea Stoop,Anouk van Heel,Eelke Bosma,Cornelis H. van der Vlies,Paul P. M. van Zuijlen,Margriet E. van Baar,Esther Middelkoop,(unknown)	2024	2
4	Indications for the use of dermal substitutes in patients with acute burns and in reconstructive surgery after burns: A systematic review Wound Repair and Regeneration ·Anna S. van den Bosch,Robin A.F. Verwilligen,Anouk Pijpe,Leigh A. Jansen,Cornelis H. van der Vlies,Matthias Eck,George L. Burchell,Paul P. M. van Zuijlen,Esther Middelkoop	2024	3
5	Outcomes of dermal substitutes in burns and burn scar reconstruction: A systematic review and meta‐analysis Wound Repair and Regeneration ·Anna S. van den Bosch,Robin A.F. Verwilligen,Anouk Pijpe,Eelke Bosma,C.H. van der Vlies,Ymke Lucas,George L. Burchell,Paul P. M. van Zuijlen,Esther Middelkoop	2024	8
6	Short- and Long-term Outcomes of an Acellular Dermal Substitute versus Standard of Care in Burns and Reconstructions: A Phase I/II Intrapatient Randomized Controlled Trial Advances in Skin & Wound Care ·Kim L. M. Gardien,Anouk Pijpe,Katrien M. Brouwer,Matthea Stoop,Simarjeet K. Singh,Floyd W. Timmermans,Marcel Vlig,Paul P. M. van Zuijlen,Esther Middelkoop	2023	6
7	Monocytes and T cells incorporated in full skin equivalents to study innate or adaptive immune reactions after burn injury Frontiers in Immunology ·Patrick P. G. Mulder,Marcel Vlig,Anouk Elgersma,Lotte Rozemeijer,Leonore S. Mastenbroek,Esther Middelkoop,Irma Joosten,Hans J. P. M. Koenen,Bouke K. H. L. Boekema	2023	4
8	The impact of incisional negative pressure wound therapy on scar quality and patient‐reported outcomes: A within‐patient‐controlled, randomised trial Wound Repair and Regeneration ·Floyd W. Timmermans,Sterre E. Mokken,Jan‐Maerten Smit,Mark‐Bram Bouman,Timotheus C. van de Grift,Margriet G. Mullender,Esther Middelkoop	2022	8
9	Within-patient randomized clinical trial comparing incisional negative-pressure wound therapy with suction drains in gender-affirming mastectomies British journal of surgery ·Floyd W. Timmermans,Sterre E. Mokken,Jan Maerten Smit,Pieter R. Zwanenburg,N van Hout,Mark‐Bram Bouman,Esther Middelkoop,Margriet G. Mullender	2021	4
10	Improved and standardized method for assessing years lived with disability after burns and its application to estimate the non-fatal burden of disease of burn injuries in Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands BMC Public Health ·Inge Spronk,Dale W. Edgar,Margriet E. van Baar,Fiona Wood,Nancy E. E. Van Loey,Esther Middelkoop,Babette Renneberg,Caisa Öster,Lotti Orwelius,Asgjerd Litleré Moi,M.K. Nieuwenhuis,Cornelis H. van der Vlies,Suzanne Polinder,Juanita A. Haagsma	2020	15
11	Evaluation of measurement properties of health-related quality of life instruments for burns: A systematic review The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care ·Catherine M. Legemate,Inge Spronk,Lidwine B. Mokkink,Esther Middelkoop,Suzanne Polinder,Margriet E. van Baar,Cornelis H. van der Vlies	2020	12
12	The functional stability, bioactivity and safety profile of synthetic antimicrobial peptide SAAP-148 Gabrielle S. Dijksteel,Magda M. W. Ulrich,Peter H. Nibbering,Robert A. Cordfunke,Jan W. Drijfhout,Esther Middelkoop,Bouke K. H. L. Boekema	2020	5
13	Monitoring ¹¹¹In-labelled polyisocyanopeptide (PIC) hydrogel wound dressings in full-thickness wounds Biomaterials Science ·Roel C. op ‘t Veld,Lieke Joosten,Onno I. van den Boomen,Otto C. Boerman,Paul H. J. Kouwer,Esther Middelkoop,Alan E. Rowan,John A. Jansen,X. Frank Walboomers,Frank A. D. T. G. Wagener	2019	30
14	SPS-neutralization in tissue samples for efficacy testing of antimicrobial peptides BMC Infectious Diseases ·Gabrielle S. Dijksteel,Peter H. Nibbering,Magda M. W. Ulrich,Esther Middelkoop,Bouke K. H. L. Boekema	2019	8
15	Patient‐reported scar quality of adults after burn injuries: A five‐year multicenter follow‐up study Wound Repair and Regeneration ·Inge Spronk,Suzanne Polinder,Juanita A. Haagsma,M.K. Nieuwenhuis,Anouk Pijpe,Cornelis H. van der Vlies,Esther Middelkoop,Margriet E. van Baar	2019	46
16	Scar management: practical guidelines Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·Esther Middelkoop,Stan Monstrey,Luc Téot,Jan-Jeroen Vranckx	2011	10
17	Reply: Topical Silicone Gel versus Placebo in Promoting the Maturation of Burn Scars: A Randomized Controlled Trial—The Pivotal Role of Statistics Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery ·Martijn B. A. van der Wal,Paul P. M. van Zuijlen,Peter van de Ven,Esther Middelkoop	2011	1
18	Differences in collagen architecture between keloid, hypertrophic scar, normotrophic scar, and normal skin: An objective histopathological analysis Wound Repair and Regeneration ·Pauline D. H. M. Verhaegen,Paul P. M. van Zuijlen,Noor M. Pennings,Jan van Marle,Frank B. Niessen,Chantal M.A.M. van der Horst,Esther Middelkoop	2009	229
19	Perichondrium-Wrapped Collagenous Matrices to Induce Chondroneogenesis Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery ·Jeroen W. L. van Lange,Kirsten de Roo,Esther Middelkoop,Theo van den Bos,Vincent Everts,Gilbert J. Nolst Trenité	2001	1
20	PML Shuttles between nuclear bodies and the cytoplasm Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Nico Stuurman,Arno Floore,Esther Middelkoop,R. van Driel,Luitzen de Jong	1997	9

About Esther Middelkoop

Esther Middelkoop is a scholar working on Rehabilitation, Dermatology and Occupational Therapy, having authored 205 papers that have together received 10.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Wound Healing and Treatments (136 papers), Burn Injury Management and Outcomes (66 papers), Dermatologic Treatments and Research (59 papers), Surgical Sutures and Adhesives (25 papers), Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management (21 papers), Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments (14 papers), Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques (14 papers) and Tendon Structure and Treatment (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Rehabilitation (5.4k citations), Dermatology (3.2k citations) and Occupational Therapy (692 citations). Esther Middelkoop has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, Greece and United States. Frequent co-authors include Paul P. M. van Zuijlen, Magda M. W. Ulrich, Robert W. Kreis, Evert N. Lamme, Wim E. Tuinebreijer, Monica C. T. Bloemen, F.R.H. Tempelman, Martijn B. A. van der Wal, Jan R. Mekkes and Pauline D. H. M. Verhaegen. Their work appears in journals such as PLoS ONE, Biomaterials and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

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